Portret van een onbekende man 1868 - 1869

"Portret van een onbekende man" (Portrait of an Unknown Man) is a carte de visite photograph created by F.W. Busch en Comp. between 1868 and 1869. The small format, typical of the 19th-century, captures a man in a formal pose, his clothing and expression indicative of the era. This type of portrait was popular during the Victorian era for documenting family members and friends. The unidentified subject's gaze and posture convey an air of formality and perhaps even some reservedness, characteristic of the time's portraiture conventions. Despite the lack of information about the subject, this photograph provides a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in the 19th century.